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Battling the Biothreats

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... wide range of materials including plastics, metals, and fibers used in the manufacture of biomedical, industrial, commercial, and consumer goods." Reportedly, the antimicrobial performance of the FDA-approved ...

Battling the Biothreats

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2001, ... wide range of materials including plastics, metals, and fibers used in the manufacture of biomedical, industrial, commercial, and consumer goods." Reportedly, the antimicrobial performance of the FDA-approved ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... 1999, pp. 44-54). One interpretation: If there is an adequate barrier, then noncompliant materials can be used since FDA status is not required. The second perspective: If the radiation-curable material ...

BIG Fish Bows Out, Turning Tide for the Little Ones

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... substrates. “Products using our coating for barrier can be recyclable, repulpable, and heat sealable. Seal-Coat also is FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved,” Shade adds. A Whale of an Opportunity ...

K Show Coming Attractions: Goebel Slitter/Rewinder and EREMA Booth Highlights

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2001, ... process in its technical center in Linz, Austria. According to the co., FDA-certified Vacurema allows the direct reclaim of washed post-consumer PET bottle flakes into high-quality, food-contact-grade ...

CPSC: The Other Packaging Regulatory Agency to Watch

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... Administration (FDA) in the area of food packaging safety. Materials that come in contact with food must be “safe,” and there are many ways to demonstrate safety. A material may be the subject of a ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... At the time of this paper, this is the reason only one commercial EB coating complies with FDA direct food contact issues. The use of EB curing for flexible packaging seems like a natural selection ...

Party Defection Brings a Sea Change in the Senate

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... questioning of their policies and intentions is expected during confirmation hearings. The Administration has not named someone to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for example. Assistant ...

Assessing the Potential for Ink Transfer and Migration

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... of this situation, Sicpa adds, migrating materials from the ink can be deposited on the inside and can, in fact, come into direct contact with the food. In cases where FDA compliance is required for ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, New products from: Arrowhive Equipment Ltd., CTC Intl., IST Metz, OMET (Matik NA), Scapa Tapes, Sony Chemicals Corp. of America, and Wausau Coated Products. Double-Coated Adhesive Tapes Scapa Tapes North ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... PLA is useful in biodegradable films or fibers, packaging markets, and performance applications because of its unique attributes of modulus, FDA GRAS status, heat seal, and barrier properties. Manufacture ...

Jet Inks, Colorants, and Packaging What's Ahead

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... microns. The downside of this approach is that the pigments lose some of their water-resistance properties. Many packaging products require that the ink ingredients be FDA compliant, necessitating careful ...

Bush Administration Acts Fast to Slow Things Down

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2000, and the final version was expected to be published in January. Now, it is unclear when ...

Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... are underway to improve these polymers further due to new FDA food contact regulations. These allow resin designers to lower the density of the POP even further. This will result in lower hot tack and ...

Materials

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... Cleared for Indirect Food Uses ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Houston, TX; 281/870-6607 Co. reports it has received US FDA clearance for its entire grade slate of Escorez 2000 and 5000 tackifiers. Resins are ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

December 30, 2000, ... label formats from virtually any Windows- or web-based application. Adhesives Are FDA-Compliant Northwest Coatings Corp., Oak Creek, WI, USA; 414/762-3330; northwestcoatings.com Water-based laminating ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... board. Formulated with ingredients found on FDA lists cleared for food packaging. Mounting Material Solves Problems Rogers Corp., Rogers CT; 860/774-9605 R/bak mounting material, made of an advanced ...

Is Food Contact Notification a Proprietary Right?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, The Food Contact Notification (FCN) program of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), effective Jan. 18, 2000, provides an expedited means for converters The Food Contact Notification (FCN) program of ...

Materials

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... a myriad of visual effects that offer designers a new dimension of graphic solutions. EB Coating Is FDA Compliant Sun Chemical Ink (GPI), Northlake, IL; 708/562-0550; (sunchemical.com SunBeam LE is ...

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

(Magazine)

December 31, 1999, ... trading cards, direct mail tip-ons, FDA-approved food in-packs, magazine inserts, backlit and reflective posters, and many more. Jacobsen says that, while three-dimensional printing on lenticular has ...